Digital citizenship is the ability to participate safely, intelligently, productively and responsibly in the digital world.
Digital citizenship should also include positive, creative, deliberate use of technological tools and skills to create, connect, communicate, and collaborate in ways that make a positive contribution to family, school, and community life.
On this page we curate resources on digital citizenship, useful for students, parents, teachers, administrators, community councils, and any other interested community members.
Digital Citizenship Resources
Granite Educational Technology Dept.
- The 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning | by Kristen Johnson, Granite District Educational Technology Specialist
- Our Digital Citizenship Pinterest Board | EdTechGSD Pinterest
Common Sense Media
Common Sense is a nonprofit organization “dedicated to empowering kids to thrive in a world of media and technology.”
Cyberwise
Cyberwise provides online safety education and resources geared specifically towards parents and educators.
DigCit Utah
Digital Citizenship Utah is a recently launched nonprofit website created specifically to aid school community councils as they seek to follow the new laws in HB213. It includes an extensive resources library which curates lessons and resources for teachers and parents on many topics related to Digital Citizenship.
Digital Literacy Resource Platform
DLRP “is an evolving collection of tools about online safety, privacy, creative expression, and information quality, that can help you navigate connected learning environments and the digital world.” Curated by The Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Also helpful is their related site, Youth and Media.
Google — Be Internet Awesome
Google provides digital citizenship and online safety resources at their Be Internet Awesome site. The site features curriculum with lessons on being smart, alert, strong, kind, and brave on the Internet. It also includes a video game called Interland which poses relevant challenges such as crafting a strong password to outwit hackers.
ISTE
The International Society for Technology in Education provides 21st century standards for students, teachers, and administrators on the integration of technology into all areas of education.
NetSafe Utah
NetSafe Utah provides online videos and resources for kids, teens, parents and educators, including Internet Safety information that Utah schools need to meet the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requirements.
NetSmartz and Utah NetSmartz
NetSmartz Workshop is an interactive, educational program of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) that provides age-appropriate resources to help teach children how to be safer on- and offline. The program is designed for children ages 5-17, parents and guardians, educators, and law enforcement. With resources such as videos, games, activity cards, and presentations, NetSmartz entertains while it educates.
Teach DigCit!
Teach DigCit is website created by Dr. Kristen Mattson, a leading voice in digital citizenship education. This website provides links to classroom resources for teaching digital citizenship. It also introduces a curricular framework she and Dr. LeeAnn Lindsey developed which breaks digital citizenship down into 4 skills – digital safety, media & information literacy, digital wellbeing, and social responsibility – and grade level indicators for each of those strands.
White Ribbon Week
White Ribbon Week is a positive, empowering week-long school program that teaches kids to make smart choices online and to reject harmful media messages.
Articles and Additional Resources
- Digital Citizenship: Resource Roundup | Edutopia
ISTE’s Digital Citizenship Competencies
There are many different frameworks for what it means to be a good digital citizen. ISTE has provided one that breaks digital citizenship down into 5 competencies.
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